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Structural deployment timeline [23] The James Webb Space Telescope was released from the rocket upper stage 27 minutes after a flawless launch. [1] [14] Starting 31 minutes after launch, and continuing for about 13 days, JWST began the process of deploying its solar array, antenna, sunshield, and mirrors. [27]
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an international 21st-century space observatory that was launched on 25 December 2021. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is intended to be the premier observatory of the 2020s, combining the largest mirror yet on a near-infrared space telescope with a suite of technologically advanced instruments from around the world.
[105] [106] Final construction of the Webb telescope was completed in November 2016, after which extensive testing procedures began. [107] In March 2018, NASA delayed Webb's launch an additional two years to May 2020 after the telescope's sunshield ripped during a practice deployment and the sunshield's cables did not sufficiently tighten.
The most powerful telescope to go into space was successfully launched on Christmas Day. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was on an Ariane 5 rocket when it left the Kourou spaceport in French ...
Watch live as NASA, the European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency target Christmas Day for the launch of the massive James Webb Space Telescope.
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The only payload on the flight was the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a space-based observatory built by NASA and ESA. The launch is one of the European Space Agency's contributions to the project. [5] [3] The telescope had a launch mass of about 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) and a design lifetime of 5 to 10 years.
Webb could revolutionize astronomy by spotting the universe's first galaxies. But the telescope has to launch and travel 1 million miles from Earth.